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March 6, 2091 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Auckland, New Zealand (Tāmaki Makaurau)

Mar 6, 2091 at 4:56 am
Max View in Auckland, Auckland
Global Event: Total Lunar Eclipse
Local Type: Total Lunar Eclipse in Auckland, Auckland
Begins: Tue, Mar 6, 2091 at 2:19 am
Maximum: Tue, Mar 6, 2091 at 4:56 am 1.283 Magnitude
Ends: Tue, Mar 6, 2091 at 7:20 am
Duration: 5 hours, 1 minute

All times shown on this page are local time.

Location

March 6, 2091 — Total Lunar Eclipse — Auckland

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The animation shows what the eclipse approximately looks like in Auckland. Stages and times of the eclipse are outlined below. All times are local time (NZDT) for Auckland.

TimePhaseEventDirectionAltitude
2:19 am Tue, Mar 6
Penumbral Eclipse begins The Earth's penumbra start touching the Moon's face.Map direction North-northwest 341°
44.1°
3:16 am Tue, Mar 6
Partial Eclipse begins Partial moon eclipse starts - moon is getting red.Map direction Northwest 324°
39.2°
4:20 am Tue, Mar 6
Total Eclipse begins Total moon eclipse starts - completely red moon.Map direction Northwest 308°
30.7°
4:56 am Tue, Mar 6
Maximum Eclipse Moon is closest to the center of the shadow.Map direction West-northwest 300°
25.0°
5:33 am Tue, Mar 6
Total Eclipse ends Total moon eclipse ends.Map direction West-northwest 294°
18.8°
6:37 am Tue, Mar 6
Partial Eclipse ends Partial moon eclipse ends.
Moon close to horizon, so make sure you have free sight to West-northwest.		Map direction West-northwest 283°
7.3°
7:20 am Tue, Mar 6SettingMoonset SettingMap direction West 277°
-0.2°
7:34 am Tue, Mar 6Not directly visiblePenumbral Eclipse ends Below horizonMap direction West 275°
-3.2°

How to use altitude & direction to find in the sky

The curvature of the shadow's path and the apparent rotation of the Moon's disk is due to the Earth's rotation.

This total lunar eclipse is fully visible in Auckland. The total lunar eclipse is sometimes called a blood moon, as the Moon turns red.

Cloud Coverage (Mar 6)

In the past, this day was cloudy 73% of the time (since 2000).

Lunar Eclipses
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  2. Total Lunar Eclipse
  3. Why Does the Moon Turn Red?
  4. Partial Lunar Eclipse
  5. Penumbral Lunar Eclipse
  6. Can I See a Lunar Eclipse?
  7. Blood Moon - Total Lunar Eclipse
  8. Eclipse Seasons
  9. What Is a Tetrad?
  10. Magnitude of Eclipses
  11. Accuracy of Our Eclipse Calculations
  12. Why Two Dates for a Lunar Eclipse?

Eclipses

Eclipses and Transits Visible in Auckland

Eclipse Visibility From AucklandVisibility Worldwide
Mar 31, 2090 Partial Solar EclipsePartial Solar Eclipse
Mar 6, 2091 Total Lunar EclipseTotal Lunar Eclipse
Aug 15, 2091 Partial Solar EclipseTotal Solar Eclipse
Feb 23, 2092 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse
Aug 17, 2092 Penumbral Lunar EclipsePenumbral Lunar Eclipse

Note: Click on the date link for details in Auckland, or the path map image for global details. Currently shown eclipse is highlighted.

Next annular eclipse visible in Auckland

Other eclipses visible in Auckland

Other eclipses worldwide

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